“At the beginning of this MMA relationship, we had talked about having Dream fighters come over, and our fighters go over there, and having this relationship,” Coker told MMAWeekly.com. “Well, we all got busy and we never really had the opportunity when they wanted Jake (Shields) to fight over there and when we wanted (Shinya) Aoki, he was scheduled to fight. Now we’re going to be able to put those dream fights together." mmaweekly.com
Brazilian submission ace Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (10-2) is the latest acquisition to the rapidly expanding Strikeforce roster. mmajunkie.com
Strikeforce Director of Communications Mike Afromowitz told MMAjunkie.com that while he could not divulge the full details of Souza's deal, the contract was of the multi-fight variety, and he did expect a fall debut from the 29-year-old. mmajunkie.com
Gegard Mousasi has said he will honour his agreement with Strikeforce following recent reports that his management had misled him about the amount of money the UFC had offered him for his services. fightersonlymagazine.co.uk
Shortly after it was reported Mousasi was heading to Strikeforce - in the wake of Affliction Entertainment’s collapse - reports emerged that the UFC had sent a ‘cease and desist’ letter to Strikeforce amid claims that Mousasi had been misinformed about the deal they were offering him. fightersonlymagazine.co.uk
"I thought I could write a book from not-so-much a fighter's point of view, because you can teach people to fight like you, but something that everybody could use. Something that no matter what your skill level or who you were you could take something." mmajunkie.com
Jackson said the book was a reflection of his daily routine – a routine that consists of working with fighters like Georges St. Pierre, Rashad Evans, Nate Marquardt, Keith Jardine, Joe Villasenor, Leonard Garcia, and many, many more. mmajunkie.com
"That's kind of what I do," Jackson said. "I take different fighters and work with their individual styles. What I was able to with this book is kind of put all these moves down that anybody can use and add to their game, I hope. mmajunkie.com
Former light heavyweight James Irvin (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) will have his middleweight debut pushed back once again, as a knee injury suffered in training has forced "The Sandman" out of UFC 102. mmajunkie.com
Fighters Only recently published words from Anderson Silva saying 2005 PRIDE Grand Prix winner Shogun “doesn’t deserve to dispute the belt”.
Shogun‘s response was not angry. “What can I say? Who knows my PRIDE run knows that I came to UFC expected to fight for the title because of my previous history. Everyone can speak what they want, right? I have to worry on my own words and not about what other ones say.” fightersonlymagazine.co.uk
“Everybody should have respect in this sport because it’s not easy to train everyday. That’s the motive I respect everyone. It’s OK if he doesn’t respect me back. I don’t give a damn on his words. Even a parrot talks.” fightersonlymagazine.co.uk
The MMA legend told FanHouse on Tuesday that he is hoping to sit down with White at UFC 101 in Philadelphia to finally settle his differences with the UFC president. Miletich, the founder of Miletich Fighting Systems, will be cornering Jesse Lennox in his fight against Danillo Villefort. mma.fanhouse.com
"I'm done arguing with people," Miletich said. "It's just not worth it." mma.fanhouse.com
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